City May Let County Handle Fringe Zoning
City leaders consider ceding one mile fringe zoning to Forsyth County to spur industrial development. The plan would have the county zone the area with city input and a one year opt back for the city. County officials warned against extending water and sewer lines to rural sites without offset funding.
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Forrest Cates
High Point
Guil
Sire Aly
Papedigen Doomag
Forsyth County
Knox Walker
Floyd Mehan
John Eshelman Jr
Percy Sears
Crews Work Hard To Dig City Out
City crews continue round the clock effort to clear snow from streets with fresh workers deployed and all major arteries reported clear for traffic. Assistant Public Works Director John Wiles says full teams stay until residential streets are cleared and warns of possible more flurries tonight.
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Public Works Department
Public Works
John Wiles
Wiles
March Of Dimes Jamboree Rescheduled In Asheboro
A jamboree for the March of Dimes will be held Friday at the Asheboro Shrine Hut east of Utah. The event includes a 5 p.m. chicken stew supper, a music program, and an auction. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes in Randolph County.
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Asheboro
Asheboro Shrine Hut
Utah
Randolph County
Cerebral Palsy Drive Delayed By Ice And Snow
The 53 Minute March cerebral palsy fundraiser has been rescheduled to Thursday Jan 21 at 7 pm due to dangerous snow and ice. General chairman Mrs J A Mizell said about 800 volunteers could not be sent out to solicit funds. This marks the drive’s second postponement from weather in two years.
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High Point
J. A. Mizell
Prayer for TODAY warms faith through change and renewal
An earnest morning prayer seeks guidance from God to greet change as ally, stay balanced under divine presence, and pursue a year of wholeness. It thanks God for new and old, urging readiness for new duties while honoring past blessings. Presented by James W. Kennedy of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Christ
James W. Kennedy
Cincinnati
Pane Movement Publica
Snow unlikely to cancel High Point plans, forecast calls for cold week
The High Point area saw light activity after a weekend snowstorm with no police car crashes Sunday and minor sledding injuries. Accidents were reported on rural roads and on I 5 near the Johnson Motor terminal. Temperatures hover around 38 by day and near 9 at night with 6 to 9 inches of snow in parts. Schools may reopen if melting continues while Union Bus Station and Friendship Airport run normal schedules.
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Furniture City
Highway Patrol
High Point
Greensboro
Ronald Edward Davis
Greenoak Dr
Interstate 5
Johnson Motor Terminal
High Point Memorial Hospital
Union Bus Station
Friendship Airport
Boone
Appalachian State Teachers College
Winston- Salem
Dean Pruette
Unfair Labor Actions Charged in Grinnell Strike
In Charlotte a National Labor Relations Board hearing is set for January 18 over charges by International Union of Operating Engineers Local 465 that the company refused to bargain in good faith. About 30 Grinnell employees struck on September 9 after talks for a one year contract deadlocked. the strike lasted four weeks.
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Charlotte
N. C
NLRB
International Union of Operating Engineers
Grinnell
Beach Erosion Control Plan to Be Discussed
A plan to control erosion along 35 miles of the North Carolina coast was to be discussed in Southport. The plan calls for 14.6 million dollars with nearly 10 million from the federal government and the remainder from the state, beach municipalities, and counties.
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Southport
N.C
North Carolina
White Cane Goal Nears as Lions Clubs Reach 87 Percent
The Lions Club state white cane project neared its $100,000 goal, with $87,893 collected and 64 percent club participation. The figure was announced at Greensboro during the 15th annual mid winter convention of Tar Heel Lions districts.
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Greensboro
N.C
Lions Club
Titan Practice Launching Set
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports final practice launch for two man Gemini flights with a Titan 2 rocket sending an unmanned capsule on a sub orbital path to 105 miles altitude then back through the atmosphere to a parachute landing in the Atlantic Ocean about 2 150 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy. Recovery will be attempted. Launch is set for 9 a.m.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Burglar Talks His Way Out After Plant Incident
Police report a quick thinking con man avoided capture after being confronted by a plant employee at Point Paper Box Co on Mangum Street. The man claimed to be a heater tester and vanished after being let out. Snow and ice caused over 20 wrecks with no injuries or major accidents reported.
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Paul Giles
Point Paper Box Co
Mangum Street
Giles
Aia
Mangum
Jesse Owens
Elwood
Wrenn Street
Owens
Employment Office Drops Racially Restrictive Job Orders
Ralph E. Miller states the Employment Security Commission will not accept job orders based on race under the Civil Rights Law. The policy affects all 54 state offices and requires employers to refrain from racial specification. Applicants are evaluated on individual qualifications and not segregated by race.
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Ralph E. Miller
Act of the
Employment Security Commission
Miller
U. S. Labor Department
ESC
al Tn
Kemp Heads County's Delegation to General Assembly
Senator Elect Ed Kemp of High Point elected chairman of Guilford County six member delegation caucus for the 1965 General Assembly starting February 3. Elton Edwards of Greensboro named vice chairman. Kemp, a former House member, chairs Local Government and Congressional Districts committees and twice led the House Finance Committee. Edwards will serve his first session as a legislator. Other delegation members include L. P. McLendon Jr., Charles W. Phillips, Marcus Short, and Dan Whitley Jr. The group plans two to three informal meetings before session and a Raleigh caucus on February 9.
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Ed Kemp
High Point
Guilford County
General Assembly
Elton Edwards
Greensboro
Kemp
House of Representatives
House Finance Committee
Edwards
Guilford
L. P. McLendon Jr
Senate
Charles W. Phillips
Marcus Short
Dan Whitley Jr
House
Raleigh
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Emerywood Estates
Lone Sledder
Westwood Avenue
Charlotte Barber
Anton Corp
West Point Avenue
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High Point Enterprise
Titan
Walter P. Bean
Ferndale Drive
Elsie Mae Johnson
Clara Cox Apts
Johnny L. Spell
Trinity
ABC
Spell
Cassell Street
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